An article in The Dallas Morning News Sunday, June 6, 2010, issue, “Tailor Resume to Fit the Job” on page 1J by Cliff Garinn, discusses ideas concerning your resume. Here are some of the suggestions:
1. Employers do not want to figure out or interpret what are your skills and how they are related to their work needs. You should, therefore, develop a resume that answers the question what can I do for the hiring organization.
2. Employers are not proofreaders; consequently, your resume should be error free, concise, and easy to read.
3. The one size fits all resume is not a good idea. You should tailor your resume for your target audience – the hiring organization.
4. The article suggests that you include only the last 10 years of experience in your resume. I do not agree; you may have relevant experience that occurred some time ago. Of course, I am a bit long in the tooth and am pleased with some of the earlier days in my career.
5. You should list only completed academic accomplishments beyond high school. Memberships in professional organizations if they are relevant to the organization’s focus should be included.
6. Hobbies typically are of no interest to the hiring organization unless they are in some way work related.
Please share your ideas concerning resume development with readers of this blog.
Thanks! Glyn
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